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Greece in 1996

Participant(s)
Marianna Efstratiou

Song
Emis forame to himona anixiatika


Greece in 1996

Writer(s)
Iro Trigoni

Composer(s)
Costas Bigalis

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Biography

Marianna Efstatiou was born in Athens and began to play the piano at the age of eight. After she finished school in Athens, she studied classical music, rhythmic dance, opera and music therapy for six years at the Academy of Music in Cologne. Upon returning to Greece in 1986, she recorded her first LP. She has represented Greece twice already: in Brussels in 1987, with the group Bang, and in Switzerland in 1989, where she attained 9th place. Marianna Efstratiou has made four LP recordings, two of which include romantic ballads by the famous Greek composer, Mimis Plessas.

Costas Bigalis was also born in Athens. In 1977 he performed in the modern Greek opera "Utopia" composed by the much acclaimed Mimis Plessas. Two years later he starred in the rock opera "Jesus Christ Superstar". In 1984 he recorded his first LP record. From 1987 to 1989 he lived and worked in the USA. Since returning to Greece he has made three extremely successful solo LP records, the last two attaining platinum-hit status. The ESC is not new for Bigalis - in 1994, he participated in the final with the group "Sea Lovers".

Songwriter Iro Trigoni comes from the island of Paros. She has studied theatre and acted in many plays. She is also a producer of radio programmes. She has worked as a professional songwriter since 1991, collaborating with some of Greece's most remarkable composers, and her songs have been interpreted by some of the country's most famous voices. Iro Trigoni has written the lyrics for 20 LP records, and through a recent collaboration with her colleague Aris Aristophanous, her songs have now crossed the borders of Greece. [Notes from the Official 1996 Programme by NRK]

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All Participations for Greece

Year Artist Song Points Rank
2011 Loukas Giorkas feat. Stereo Mike Watch my dance 133 1
2011 120 7
2011 0 34
2010 0 22
2010 Yiorgos Alkaios & Friends Opa 0 1
2009 0 20
2009 Sakis Rouvas This is our night 110 4
2008 Kalomoira Secret combination 218 3
2008 Kalomoira Secret combination 156 1
2007 Sarbel Yassou Maria 139 7
2006 Anna Vissi Everything 128 9
2005 Helena Paparizou My number one 230 1
2004 Sakis Rouvas Shake it 252 3
2004 Sakis Rouvas Shake it 238 3
2003 Mando Never let you go 25 17
2002 Michalis Rakintzis S.A.G.A.P.O. 27 17
2001 Antique Die for you 147 3
1998 Dionysia and Thalassa group Mia krifi evaisthissia 12 20
1997 Marianna Zorba Horepse 39 12
1996 Marianna Efstratiou Emis forame to himona anixiatika 36 14
1995 Elina Constantopoulou Pia prossefchi 68 12
1994 Costas Bigalis and the Sea Lovers To trehantiri (diri diri) 44 14
1993 Katerina Garbi Ellada, hora tou fotos 64 9
1992 Cleopatra Olou tou kosmou i elpida 94 5
1991 Sofia Vossou I anixi 36 13
1990 Christos Callow and Wave Horis skopo 11 19
1989 Marianna To diko sou asteri 56 9
1988 Aphroditi Fryda Kloun 10 17
1987 Bang Stop! 64 10
1985 Takis Biniaris Miazoume 15 16
1983 Christie Mou les 32 14
1981 Yiannis Dimitras Feggari kalokerino 55 8
1980 Anna Vissi Autostop 30 13
1979 Elpida Socrates 69 8
1978 Tania Tsanaklidou Charlie Chaplin 66 8
1977 Pascalis, Marianna, Robert and Bessy Mathema solfege 92 5
1976 Mariza Koch Panaghia mou, panaghia mou 20 13
1974 Marinella Krassi, Thalassa ke t'agori mou 7 11




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